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- 5/13/2013
Bone conduction hearing implant said to be North American first
LONDON, ONT. | Kelly Dickson, from Cambridge, Ont., is the first patient in North America to receive the Boneridge bone conduction hearing implant. The surgery was successfully performed in late April at London Health Sciences Centre. - 5/13/2013
B.C. privacy breach shuts down drug safety research
Suspension has put vital work on ice for months - 5/13/2013
Analgesics and sport don’t mix
- 5/12/2013
Ontario doctor group hires self-described union 'bully' as advisor and chief negotiator
A doctors’ groups that’s been a thorn in the side of the Ontario Medical Association in recent years has hired a controversial union leader to help grow its ranks. - 5/12/2013
Smart financial planning for the blended family
Things can get complicated when you say ‘I do’ more than once - 5/12/2013
Role of arthroscopic surgery in knee osteoarthritis shrinks further
Patients with symptomatic meniscal tears don’t benefit - 5/12/2013
Progress slow on dismissing frivolous college complaints
Ontario and B.C. considering colleges’ request for more control - 5/12/2013
P.E.I. to add catastrophic drug program
Prince Edward Islanders will soon benefit from a new Catastrophic Drug Program designed to protect any individual or family whose drug costs are consuming an unreasonable share of their income. - 5/12/2013
Ottawa Heart Institute adopts Vocera communication system
OTTAWA | The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is launching a new state-of-the-art Vocera communications system, designed to enable UOHI’s 600 nurses and clinical staff to communicate more efficiently with each other. - 5/12/2013
Nightingale partners with PEPID, CPhA to improve drug safety
MARKHAM, ONT. | Nightingale Informatix, a provider of cloud-based electronic medical record software and related services, is partnering with PEPID, a multinational provider of electronic decision-support resources for healthcare professionals. - 5/12/2013
Devil in the details
Pediatrician Dr. Amy Ornstein navigates the murky waters of suspected child abuse, drawing on collegial support and her own kids as an anchor